Juan Carlos Felix, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Minnesota 2025

MINNEAPOLIS - Juan Carlos Felix, 47, was sentenced to 200 months' imprisonment for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking operation.

Felix pleaded guilty on November 18, 2025, for his involvement in an expansive methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking operation that moved large quantities of narcotics from California into the Midwest.

According to court documents, law enforcement began investigating Felix in September 2023 after learning that he was trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from California to states in the Midwest, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.

Investigators infiltrated Felix's network, and from September 2023 through May 2024, an undercover officer coordinated nine controlled narcotics transactions with Felix that collectively contained nearly 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than a kilogram of fentanyl.

Felix was formerly convicted of transporting controlled substances in Los Angeles in both 2015 and 2019, serving two and five years in prison, respectively.

Felix supervised and directed the activities of multiple Midwest-based members of the trafficking operation, including directing co-defendants to collect payments and conduct drug exchanges on his behalf.

“The scale of Juan Felix’s operation was staggering,” said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. “Had these drugs reached Minnesota, the impact would have been devastating. Yesterday’s sentencing reflects our commitment to safeguarding the people of Minnesota by keeping dangerous drugs off our streets.”

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/man-sentenced-200-months-imprisonment-role-large-scale-methamphetamine-and-fentanyl